We are working with the theme of apples right now. Last week I told the children the story of "The Little, Round, Red House with no Doors and no Windows and a Star Inside". Children are always fascinated when an adult "tells" them a story and they need to create a picture in their own heads. Try it at home sometime.
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| If you want your child to show you the "star", here is how to cut the apple. |
We are creating apple related books to put in our book baskets. We started "Apples Yum and Apples Yuck" on Friday. We will finish that along with "Counting Apples" this week. We also added "scientist drawings" of our apple star to our science notebooks. The cut apples have been sitting all weekend, so there will be changes to observe and record in our science notebooks this week.
Our apple picking field trip will be on Tuesday. Please dress your child according to the weather. It is usually chilly at the orchard in the morning and the grass can be wet. We will leave school at 9:15am and should return at 11:30am. Thanks to the many parents who volunteered to chaperone.
Math: In September our focus has been counting to twenty, counting ten objects, sorting objects by different characteristics and the proper use of math materials. This week we will begin proper number writing formation. When working with your child at home, please remember that we start at the top when writing numerals and letters. Below are some of the rhymes we will use to help children remember how to form numbers:
NUMBER FORMATION POEMS
Straight line 1 is lots of fun
2 goes around and back to a railroad track
Around a tree and around a tree that's the way you make a three
Down and over, down some more that's the way you make a four
Fat old five goes down and around, put a flag on top and see what you've found
Down to a loop, six makes a hoop
Across the sky and slant back down, number seven is now found
Make an s but do not wait, go back up to make an 8
A loop and a line, that's the way to make a nine
Straight line 1 is lots of fun
2 goes around and back to a railroad track
Around a tree and around a tree that's the way you make a three
Down and over, down some more that's the way you make a four
Fat old five goes down and around, put a flag on top and see what you've found
Down to a loop, six makes a hoop
Across the sky and slant back down, number seven is now found
Make an s but do not wait, go back up to make an 8
A loop and a line, that's the way to make a nine
Literacy: In addition to the apple reading and writing mentioned above, we continue to introduce the alphabet with the "Letter of the Day". We have made it through the letter M. M was a milestone because it's the first letter sound you cannot make when you plug your nose! We are also discussing the terms "title", "author", "illustrator" and "character" when reading books aloud in class. We found out everyone can be an author when I shared an apple poem written by our kindergarten neighbor Ms. Murtagh.
a apple /a/
b bear /b/
c cat /c/
d duck /d/
e Ed Elephant /e/
f fish /f/
g goose /g/
h horse /h/
i Itchy Iguana /i/
j jump /j/
k kangaroo /k/
l lion /l/
m mouse /m/
Wish List: Thank you for the many contributions. Items we could still use are: toothpicks, dry erase markers and baby wipes. Thanks again.
Coming Events:
Monday, September 24: Letter of the Day: Nn. Library Today. Please bring back your library book!
Tuesday, September 25: Apple Picking Field Trip. Dress for the weather. Comfy shoes are a must. Letter of the Day: Oo. Art today.
Wednesday, September 26: No School
Thursday, September 27: Letter of the Day: Pp. Music today.
Friday September 28: Letter of the Day: Qq. PE today. All students must wear sneakers. (Mrs. Maurer will be at a district science committee meeting starting at noon. Mrs. Harding and a guest teacher will be with the students for the afternoon.)
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